19 July 2018
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Oxea has successfully started up
its new 100,000 mt per annum world-scale production unit
“Propanol 2”
at its Bay City, Texas, USA, site.
The now fully operational, state-of-theart unit
will increase Oxea’s North American production capacity
for n-propanol by 75 percent.
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Download n-propanol handling guide
Construction and commissioning of the new unit
were completed incidentfree, ahead of schedule
and under budget.
Oxea has used its proprietary process technology
and process expertise to optimize production
and improve product yield at Propanol 2.
The first specification grade batches of material from the new unit
have already been shipped to customers.
Fred Gaytan,
Site Director Bay City and Bishop at Oxea
“I am proud to say that the new propanol production unit
has been successfully started up incident-free
and ahead of schedule.
Propanol 2 demonstrated both quality and capacity
deliverables sooner than expected
and is now fully integrated into existing operations.
The successful start-up was the result of excellent teamwork
between the project team, operations, engineering,
and contractors.
Leveraging Oxea’s knowledge as the world leader
in propanol production, the new unit will be
a foundation for ongoing optimization and growth,”
Dr. Salim Al Huthaili
Oxea’s CEO
“Propanol 2 is a critical part of our selective growth strategy
and a commitment to our Bay City production site.
The new unit has been one of our largest investment projects
in the past years.
With its successful start-up, we achieved a major milestone
on our roadmap
and further strengthened our global production platform,”
“With the increased n-propanol volume,
we can now better serve the growing needs of existing
and new customers worldwide.
This particularly applies to Propyls from Oxea,
a blend of n-propanol and n-propyl acetate.
They are touted as a game changer
for the rotogravure and flexographic printing industry
because with our Propyls print shops
can achieve higher print quality
and produce more economically at the same time,”
Media contact
OXEA GmbH,
Rheinpromenade 4a,
40789 Monheim am Rhein,
Germany
Thorsten Ostermann,
Communications and Press Relations
Phone: +49 (0)2173 9993 3009,
communications@oxea-chemicals.com
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